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wiggins totally bossed it yesterday and really stretched his lead. after the rest day today things will get very interesting in the alps on wednesday and thursday in particular. those down the GC pecking order know now that the only way they can get back to wiggins is to attack and try and gain time...

The mountains will sort out early contenders and pretenders. what you often find in most of the mountain stages, certainly the early mountain stages, is that a lot of the GC favourites mark each other out of it and there are not many time gaps to speak of. with the time trials however there are alw...

i think that the podium will be wiggins, evans, menchov. not sure what order, but those 3 will be the ones to fight it out i think.

things will start to become clear for the GC after the first big time trial - stage 9.

yes, italy were definitely the better team and deserved to go through.

really looking forward to spain v. portugal on wednesday. should be a great game, but think spain will just edge it.

it's goodnight krakow for ireland already. they really did have the group of death - spain, italy and croatia.

Friday 08th June

Brit Gillette #16 razor

Schick Plus Platinum blade

Plisson EW #10 horn

L'occitane Cade shaving soap

L'occitane Cade AS splash


yesterday's shave was so good it deserved an encore. [/b]

Thursday 07th June

Brit Gillette #16 razor

Schick Plus Platinum blade

Plisson EW #10 horn

L'occitane Cade shaving soap

L'occitane Cade AS splash

i have nothing against john personally. heck, i am sure he is a nice guy, but what is going on here is total hoarding, pure and simple, and it's now got to the point where it is to the detriment of other members. i find that distasteful, particularly when it is abundant that the man is clearly not s...

the monthly requests aren't a problem. it's the fact that they are now coupled with a specific request to any prospective selling member not to post an ad. that is is going too far and that is what i have the problem with. why would he be making this request not to post an ad other than to deny othe...

If you have any of these older beauties you decide you want to sell, please let me know, preferably before posting an ad i have been watching this develop for a while, and i'm going to speak out now and to hell with the consequences. i think that to request / encourage people here on SMF who want t...

i have brushes that lose the odd hair now and again, but the only brush i've ever had and which i would classify as a 'shedder' was a shavemac. i ended up disposing of the brush eventually.

definitely not one for the irish republicans amongst us! or british republicans come to think of it.

Gillette 1950s superspeed

Gillette Bleue extra blade

Simpson Polo 8 Manchurian

Pecksniff's shaving soap

Musgo Real AS splash

i have been listening to a lot of bert jansch lately. he is an amazing guitarist and songwriter. sadly, as of last year, no longer with us.

if you haven't heard his song 'angie' and like guitar, then it is worth checking out on youtube.

or maybe you could save up a bit longer and buy this leica:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18050363

i have the vintage i.e pre 2000 reformulation and the post and they are both very different. the pre 2000 is much more smoky and sweeter. the post 2000 is sharper, with more citrus mineral. both are very nice and wearable. i have yet to try the latest incarnation and am intrigued. however just in ca...

yes, you are right. i know that there is definitely a smn shop in london, somewhere off regent st in piccadilly arcade from memory. it sounds peverse that i am using the online route, but i work full time and i am up in 'town' so infrequently, during daytime at least, that to get there and back is a...

yes, i am totally wierded out by the dettol shaving cream. you can still get dettol in the uk. most people associate it with a big bottle of orange coloured liquid which your mum would clean your knee out with when you were a kid and grazed it playing football or fell off your bike. ahhh, memories. ...

Gillette 1950s superspeed

Gillette Platinum Plus blade (shave #6)

Simpson 2 band super 'Ehsan' brush

Cella shaving soap

TGR ASB

Chanel Antaeus EDT

the quest never ends. onwards!